30-minute roast chicken

Who says you dont have time for a roast on a weeknight This baked chicken dish will be on your table in half an hour.

Recipe «30-minute roast chicken» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 50 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 20g unsalted butter, 20ml olive oil, 4 large chicken pieces on the bone, 2 large desiree or pontiac potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces, 4 garlic cloves, peeled , 6 eschallots, 1 lemon, halved, 3 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon , 250ml dry white wine, 250ml Massel chicken style liquid stock, 2 tbsp Dijon mustard.

Ingredients:

• 20g unsalted butter 
• 20ml olive oil 
• 4 large chicken pieces on the bone 
• 2 large desiree or pontiac potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces 
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled 
• 6 eschallots 
• 1 lemon, halved 
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 
• 250ml dry white wine 
• 250ml Massel chicken style liquid stock 
• 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
2. Place butter and oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add chicken and brown for 2 minutes each side until golden. Transfer to a medium baking dish (it is important that the pan is big enough so that there is plenty of room).
3. Add potatoes to the frying pan and cook until light golden. (They don't need to be cooked through yet.) Arrange them around the chicken with the garlic and eschallots. Squeeze lemon over the chicken and season. Sprinkle over half the tarragon and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a serving platter.
4. Place the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add the wine, stock and mustard and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until reduced. Pour over the chicken and garnish with remaining tarragon. Serve with a green salad.